ESTABLISHED IN 1934
Managing Partners: Michael W. Sturrock (Managing Partner, Asia), Simon Cooke (Associate Managing Partner, Asia), Stephen P. McWilliams (Associate Managing Partner, Asia)
Number of partners: 1131
Number of associates: 2224
Firm Overview
Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm, with over 3,000 lawyers serving multinational companies, investment banks, private equity funds, governments and other organizations from its 31 offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US. Latham & Watkins provides clients with local expertise and an intimate understanding of the local marketplace complemented by our global network. We are one of only a few international firms in Greater China with the ability to provide substantive US, British and Hong Kong law advice on complex, cross-border transactions.
Key Practice Areas
Antitrust/competition; Banking & leveraged finance; Capital markets; Corporate/M&A; Corporate governance; Data privacy/security; Derivatives; Energy; Financial regulatory; High yield; Dispute resolution; International arbitration; Technology, media & commercials; Private equity; Project development & finance; Restructuring, insolvency & workouts; Structured finance/securitization; Securities litigation/professional liability; White-collar defence/investigations.
Independent intelligence on this law firm
The following information is sourced directly from China Business Law Journal and/or Law.asia and is not part of the directory listing provided by the law firm.
Testimonials
Latham & Watkins’ advice helped an asset management company recover a good return via a restructuring. “During the process, not only advising us on the legal terms, the Latham team also demonstrated strong business acumen and provided invaluable input on the commercial terms of the restructuring as well,” said the client.
China Business Law Awards 2019
Latham & Watkins received praise in this field from the senior counsel of a large Chinese internet technology company. “Latham has the most knowledgeable media, entertainment and sports lawyers in the industry, and many of the clients that they represent are the top-most companies in the industry,” says the client, who recommends Lex Kuo, counsel with the firm, saying, “Mr Kuo has extensive experience and his own unique approach to the various types of projects in which the investment, authorizations, co-production, etc., differ between Hollywood and China.”
China Business Law Awards 2019
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| New Frontier Health privatisation | 2022 | US$1.58 billion | Details |
| Silicon Motion Technology’s take-private offer | 2022 | US$3.8 billion | Details |
| Tianqi Lithium raises USD1.7bn in Hong Kong | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| Tims China lists via SPAC on Nasdaq | 2022 | US$1.4 billion | Details |
| AMD’s USD35bn acquisition of Xilinx | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| Hong Kong Airlines’ debt restructuring | 2022 | US$6.2 billion’, ‘US$384 million | Details |
| JD Property’s USD800m series B financing | 2022 | US$800 million | Details |
| Qihoo 360 privatisation-related Cayman proceedings | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| China Biologic’s Nasdaq delisting | 2021 | US$4.76 billion | Details |
| Kuaishou Technology’s USD5.4bn Hong Kong IPO | 2021 | US$5.4 billion | Details |
| Tencent’s senior notes under global MTN programme | 2021 | US$4.1 billion | Details |
| Trip.com lists in Hong Kong | 2021 | US$1 billion | Details |
| Consortium acquires 49% stake in Aramco | 2021 | US$12.4 billion | Details |
| Amgen acquires BeiGene stake | 2020 | US$2.7 billion | Details |
| Huya’s US$10bn merger with Douyu | 2020 | US$10 billion | Details |
| Xpeng’s US IPO and US$1.3 billion pre-IPO financing | 2020 | US$1.3 billion | Details |
| Sinovac Biotech dispute between board and shareholders | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| Douyu’s Nasdaq IPO | 2019 | US$775 million | Details |
| NIO’s NYSE IPO | 2018 | US$1 billion | Details |
| Shanghai Electric, Manz and Shenhua establish JV | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| Top Spring issues convertible bonds | 2016 | US$200 million | Details |
| GF Securities’ Hong Kong IPO | 2015 | US$3.6 billion | Details |
| Sinopec Marketing’s mixed ownership investment | 2014 | US$17.3 billion) | Details |
| Wanxiang’s acquisition of A123 Systems | 2013 | US$256.6 million | Details |
| New Century REIT’s Hong Kong IPO | 2013 | US$87 million | Details |
| Nord Anglia Education offers senior secured notes | 2012 | US$325 million | Details |
Contact us
Hong Kong
18/F, One Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong
Contact: Simon Cooke
Email: simon.cooke@lw.com
Telephone: +852 2912 2500
Fax: +852 2912 2600
Beijing
Room 2318, Tower 2, China World Trade Center, 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing 100004, China
Contact: Hui Xu徐辉
Email: hui.xu@lw.com
Telephone: +86 10 5965 7000
Fax: +86 10 5965 7001
Shanghai
Room 4511, IFC II, 8 Century Avenue, Shanghai 200120, P.R. China
Contact: Rowland Cheng 程逸
Email: rowland.cheng@lw.com
Telephone: +86 21 6101 6000
Fax: +86 21 6101 6001
WeChat: lathamwatkins
Website
www.lw.com
